Bangladesh will return to darkness unless AL remains in power: PM Hasina warns
UNB, Washington : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has warned that the country will again plunge into darkness unless the ruling Awami League remains in power....
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Bangladesh-US ties ‘outstandingly cordial’ but some trying to inject bitterness: Momen
UNB, New York: Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has described Bangladesh’s relationship with the United States as “outstandingly warm and cordial,” but noted that...
As 3-month ban on tourism ends, Sundarbans abuzz with local and foreign travellers
UNB, Khulna : Sundarbans, world’s largest mangrove forest, is abuzz with footsteps of a large number of tourists – both local and foreign – due...
Brazil’s Amazon rainforest faces a severe drought that may affect around 500,000 people
AP, RIO DE JANEIRO : The Amazon rainforest in Brazil is facing a severe drought that may affect around 500,000 people by the end of...
1500 families stranded as embankment collapses in Naogaon
UNB, Naogaon : A flood protection embankment along the Atrai River in Manda upazila of Naogaon district collapsed following water level increase, rendering 1500 families...
A fire at a wedding hall in northern Iraq kills at least 114 people and injures 150, authorities say
AP, Iraq : A fire that raced through a hall hosting a Christian wedding in northern Iraq killed at least 100 people and injured 150...
AL govt must go for sake of democracy: BNP
Staff Reporter : The main opposition party-BNP Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas on Tuesday said this Awami League government must be ousted for the sake...
EC will use all its powers to organise free, fair polls: Election Commissioner Anisur
UNB, Gazipur : The Election Commission (EC) will use all the power at its disposal to hold a free and fair election, said Election Commissioner...
With D grade Bangladesh Bank governor fares poorly in global ranking
UNB, Dhaka : Bangladesh Bank Governor Abdur RoufTalukder has got D grade – behind even his Sri Lankan counterpart – in a global assessment of...
Half of 12 waterways excavated by BIWTA abandoned: SCRF
UNB, Dhaka : Half of the 12 waterways excavated under a development project have already been abandoned due to the lack of necessary navigability, according...
At least 20 dead in gas station explosion as Nagorno-Karabakh residents flee to Armenia
AP, Armenia : Separatist authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh said Tuesday that at least 20 people were killed and nearly 300 others injured by an explosion at...
US visa restrictions: State Dept spokesperson refrains from mentioning media
UNB, Dhaka : Though US Ambassador Peter Haas mentioned inclusion of media in the visa restriction policy, the United States Department of State refrained from...